Summary:
Examines the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. Explores the relationship between Pip, Magwitch and Miss Havisham. Also discusses Dickens' narrative style.
Great Expectations the story of an orphan boy and his adventures is one of Charles Dickens best loved novels, written in 1861.
In this essay I am going to analyze and compare different aspects of the novel including the relationship changes between Magwitch and Pip and Havisham and Pip.
The first character we are introduced to is Pip, who is also the narrator.
The narration shows that it is an older more intelligent Pip telling the story as it is written in past tense and first person, the sentences are quite long and well structured and the language used is very formal as if it is written by a mature adult with experience.
At the start of the novel Pip is just an innocent little orphan boy, a kind and friendly child even though he has.....
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